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To get my rights. I joined Huda Shaarawy’s association and other associations that were fighting for women’s rights. I was then only 21 but to no avail.

— Aisha Rateb

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I express my pleasure over Al Gebali’s appointment. It is like seeing the results of what I started.

No more than secretaries toeing the line and being assigned tasks instead of acting like ministers capable of initiating policies.

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